BMW F 800 GS User Manual

Table of Contents
1 General instructions . ... 5
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Abbreviations and
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notice concerning current sta-
tus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Overviews . . . . . . . . . ....... 9
General view, left side . . . . . . . 11
General view, right side . . . . . 13
Underneath seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Under fairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction switch, left . . . . 16
Multifunction switch,
right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3 Displays ...... . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Indicator and warning
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 23
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . 24
Onboard computer
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel gage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4 Operation. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 35
Steering and ignition
lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency on/off switch (kill
switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hazard warning lights sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Stopwatch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Antilock Brake System
(ABS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Stability Control
(ASC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Electronic suspension ad-
justment (ESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Riding mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heated handlebar grips . . . . . 49
Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Helmet holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rider's Manual (US
Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5 Alarm system . . . . . . . .. . . 53
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Alarm function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Logging on additional re-
mote controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6 Setting . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

BMW F 800 GS Specifications

General

Displacement	798 cc
Bore x Stroke	82 mm x 75.6 mm
Power	85 hp (63 kW) at 7, 500 rpm
Fuel System	Electronic fuel injection
Front Suspension	Upside-down telescopic fork, Ø 43 mm
ABS	Standard
Compression Ratio	12.0:1
Final Drive	Chain
Engine Type	Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, parallel twin
Torque	83 Nm (61 lb-ft) at 5, 750 rpm
Transmission	6-speed
Rear Suspension	Cast aluminum dual swing arm
Front Brake	Twin disc, 300 mm, 2-piston floating calipers
Rear Brake	Single disc, 265 mm, single-piston floating caliper
Fuel Capacity	16 liters
Seat Height	880 mm
Wet Weight	214 kg
Dry Weight	421 lbs (191 kg)
Frame	Tubular steel frame
Length	2, 320 mm
Width	945 mm
Height	1, 350 mm
Wheelbase	1, 578 mm